Questions.
1. Eric was (afflicted, besieged) with an inoperable ailment.
2. The octogenarian refused to (succumb, surge) to pneumonia.
3. The (remote, ubiquitous) mayor was photographed in four parts of the city yesterday.
4. We were worried lest the hostages be suffering from (sanctuary, malnutrition).
5. The (tranquil, sinister) tone of the spring morning was suddenly broken by the loud explosion.
6. I heard his voice (excruciating, reverberating) through the corridors.
7. The senator's bid for a second term was (thwarted, respited) by the electorate.
8. After the king's death his son (ascended, succumbed) to the throne in the normal order of the succession.
9. The (privations, harbingers) which the poor people endured in their ghetto apartments were reprehensible.
10. The children were (emaciated, fretful) when awakened from their nap.
11. We were asked to ( swap horses in midstream, cool our heels) while waiting for the bus.
2006-10-15
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